Definition of "reflecting"

reflecting

/ɹɪˈflɛktɪŋ/

verb
1. present participle and gerund of reflect
noun
plural reflectings
1. An instance of reflection
  Quotations
  The Hall of Spiders yawned and shrank, the threads deceiving the eye, the distances, shifting, surging forward or crumbling away, to the illusory reflectings of the moon.
  1946, Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode
adjective
comparative more reflecting, superlative most reflecting
1. That has been reflected (of light, sound etc.); undergoing reflection.
2. That reflects.
3. Having a component that reflects light.
4. Given to introspection; thoughtful, reflective.
5. (obsolete) Insulting, disparaging.
  Quotations
  I know what you mean, little reflecting fool, by saying, it is much in my power […] to give you that peace which you can give yourself whenever you please.
  1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […]